Sylvia Kristel, star of the 1970s soft porn Emmanuelle movies, has died of cancer at the age of 60.
The Dutch-born actress died in her sleep last night after a ten-year battle with the disease, her agent said.
She had recently been released from hospital in Amsterdam after suffering a massive heart failure in July.
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The last picture: Sylvia Kristel pictured here in March during her fight with cancer, has died at the age of 60
International star: The actress as she looked last year (left) and in Goodbye Emmanuelle in 1977 (right)